Stonewall's key priorities 2009/2010
Education
Challenging homophobia in schools and colleges and underachievement by lesbian, gay and bisexual pupils through development of the Education for All programme. Raising standards through local government, the teaching profession and young volunteers.
Workplace
Promoting fair treatment at work. Further growing our Diversity Champions programme and also work with other employers and staff. Promoting pension equality. Continuing promotion of the business case for equality.
We will continue to develop our work with major employers through the Diversity Champions programme and we will increase the number of employers participating in the Workplace Equality Index. Each Diversity Champion will have a dedicated client account manager providing advice and support to enable employers to make real progress, backed up by our good practice seminars and annual workplace conference. We will assist the development of the next generation of out gay leaders by expanding our work on LGB leadership development and will continue to raise awareness of the real and current issues still faced by LGB people.
Equality at home
Putting equality into practice by promoting fair treatment of LGB people in the public domain such as the NHS, the justice system, housing, children's services, sport and political representation.
Equal legal treatment
Securing equal legal treatment in areas where it doesn't already exist such as a single duty on public authorities to promote equality. Influencing the development of future public policy in areas such as blood transfusion and asylum.
Media
Promoting fair and representative coverage in the print and broadcast media.
media pressure and homophobia in schools
We need to take positive action,for example, boycotting of discriminate publicities, goods- make our voice loud in the public ear. Early education on gender to plant the seed of knowledge.
maria, 17 January 2010
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